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MARCH 31. 19 16FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY.m.riF.riD ANvtvitFrK 60 cnvTs a month.AMERICANKILL 31 VILLISTASTROOPSOvercomes Crew Of 56; IsPut Ashore After RobbingVessel; Now In Jail.captainYellsof the holdupSchiller Says He Had BeenOrdered By GermanyToBlow Up the MaloppoLl M- s 1 el , March 11 Krnestchiller, the jounc German who. aptured the British steamer MjI'M and tenonzed her crew of jii on Wednesdaj night short! afterH lup had sailed out of New TorkI ii foi Vladivostok with railroadill I Ins for the Ftaramn government,ii il tod that he via a ap fori '.tiinan government AAearv fromitiincnt undergone in his efforts to- in fiom the steamer Thursdav af.i' he hid held tie crew in his powerh pistols a!i of AVedresdav ularh t.thiew himself upon a rot in the!'(, jiU eail) toda and soughtvf I am a pi foi the Geiman govin nt " he said 'Ion can believei oi noi It makes no difference to ma.i ot nn instructions from the Germanok rim. nt to tf ft aoo id the ship andi 1 lii up to prevent her rarg"0 fromil in. I: us 1 1 1 could have blown- in I'ut the raptaln s plea for hisw U iirt dvughter wns too much forand I had not the haatt to do ItI miyii to take the consequences,I sk that thev keep rae ashore in.i I of sending me bark to the shipi 1'i iiptaiii to take me In charge."Mnj- lie Tried for I'lrary.- h Her had lieen old thst as lus dar.iiiloit occurted outside the threet r limit, he would in all likelihoodi' t Kin to British possessions in theie-st Indies for trial for piracj Fed-1 1 .minorities and representatives' nm the lirltlsh government ciunai tod-u to examine Schiller and toi !o whit to do Tilth himn - -eminatinn into Schiller s men-' i oral it Ion will be made Those whoI t talked wtth him he!iee he is ir-iionMb! and that his stor of hisfcr i not trueTells Ills HUtory.s hlllrr was reluctant to tell his his-i T was boi n m Germans ." hs i I Ne-ver nnnd the tonn or myi cum name i hav e bet-n in thisimiti one veil in e 1 ork threei -Km T was sent l the German gov. inptii to England soon after the war-in tin and at German) s request r en-M, in the British naw and was is--lie! in the training ship Conws atI i ' i pool II wvnt to saj riant now that there-everal thousand Germans in theI tish mi 1 know vt hat this meansi mi Its the Tomer of London If" cit me back to the Matoppo But1 wi it soft just bear that In mind"' t Rnhad Bergner of th Matoppoid he iB con imtd that Schiller is a' n e r naval officer1 1 hSf rihiiisr Ins expel lence he said7n dciuibinp hi' experience Schillerr n 11 spent three necks in Hoboken pre-liirn L foi this 1 went tlong the docksi in imjt drinks for the sailors and learn-i fiom them vihat ships were sailingu il ontrabandi !i In the lifeboat on the upperK w ntinK for the ship to sail fromns.ln until the following- Wednes-' nislit for two da s I did not eat.I h in onl brought some sandwichesv th in" 1 ut I stuck It out"( antnln Tells of Holdup.Itloueh Dr W It Messick, who ex-i i in the prisoner after he had beenI turd In the .ie of the federaliot iiaul launih as he was beingii i eil isheire fiom the Matoppo, de-in tl it lie nelieves the m in In men-i 1 1 cspo isible t ipiatn Bergners he is fu fi in beiiiL, simplen lc 1III fellovi ma ,nt 'h fool now,"T ..i r iiid, hut lit is fir fiom beingilc iiinded ss ioii will see b whati I f i "d Up lift New loik W ednes-ii nine and hid passed the SandyI I liht I was in m cabin Woii hound for ladioitok with rail-i I in iterlal fot tbe Russian proern-n ii' and had t rew of 56 men ofmIi h nnlv 14 weic Englishmen Thethci. w re iMit iene coolies Suddenly ai f t i i the link shouted Handsi iUeiHandril Moner.i t ' mil fued Schiller wllh twoc i nilie vomtcd at me I )!sej i e ie! mined and planted withI ' n 1 v hiller snid ' ou do as 1 telli ft i u ind our whole crew and1 ii will c;o down in less than twomutes "i ou base 1000 in your safeid I w int e,er pound of It ' 1 pro-i.Ktei that I had onii 10We will soon see what iou liaejil - hiller and produced a paperI ii' of m ship on wlil Ii he inji itcrtI mi th inoi t was supposed lo leII s h in ot iu lnp vt ik a'l iiht buthe i i-i, hox In leni imled held onlv1' i u id of C (ion 1 hi n he t ent overII tin papcis in th ho1. 1 ol here m t mi m (ir pipi i h savi u i ii i bail - I u n e T hit s, i ontra1 nd mil 1 am i 'hm tn iihts inv liking iou tllll i n' Isimnslird the M irelessTine iMust then tr sirii.l ei ensnl - hillei o e i I mi t w i' imllnileH mi pace i. t ul 4 Iins;.generalI-VILLATAKBERLIN DENIES HI KNOWLEDGEISIIIOFSTEIERSffiiGADeclares Only Information is From Newspaper Reports;Washington Awaits Answer From German Govern-'ment or From Ambassador Gerard Regardingthe Responsibility For Late Ship Disasters.ERUX. German), Mardi JS iaIOndon, Eng, March '.1 ) Inquiries in swvernment circles developed the statement that nothing isKnown here concerning- the explosionwhich daam-ed the cross channelsteamer Sussex beiond the newspaperreports from abroad Officials are refraining from comment in the absenceof definite InformationWASHINGTON. D r March -1Chairman stone of the senateforeitm relations committeeand chauman Flood of the house foreign affairs committee, went oer thesubmarine situation full with secretin of state Lansing todav at an earlvconferenceOrdrnary dela in communicationwith Berlin was one reason advancedfor the failure to receive nn responsefrom imbaeaador Gerard to t .c Ameriian go ernment's lnqulr whether a(erman submarine sank the husses Vsthe inquirv to the American ambassador was sent last Tuesday officialsstated, with Immediate nctioi ! him,a repl could hardl be rcdled before todnMore Vfflilnvlls on Anj.Smerlean ambassador Page at ludon cabled tbe department today thathe was forwarding In mail additionalI'arls. Prami Much m The Germans delivered s fieri e attack Thursday .night on three sides of thefvillageof MalaiM oui t, suvs the French officialstatement issued this morning TheFrench retired from the v iIHrc nroper.which was In ruins but continue tohold its outskirtsFierce infantrv fighting lasted forthe entire uigtit before the Frenihwithdrew from the untenable position(in the village of Malancouit, the official statement addsThe Germans again tried to iarrv bvassault the position which the Frenchhad won back in the vocourt wood.but thev were repulsedTilke 32S I'rlnnners.Berlin German. March 11 ( npiureof the village of Hal&ncourt in the Verdun region wsst of the Meuse was announced b the war office todaj TheGermans took 32S prisoneis(ALLEGED GE1PLITTEI HELDaohmfcton, n ( MarxJi ii Department of justice officials .mnouiuedtotia th it two alleK 1 conspirator!with Cipt Hrti TfUBiho in the plotto blow up the Velland an tl were under Trrst ni New ork that i thudwts undei pur eillance m New KnianUand that thej expected to ui rest alourth in a few dasiuIsiiII1: VILLAGEKiinc Vityrlaid Much I Twoairplanes s.f unknown nationallydropped fiv iaige bomls al dinii toda on the small Swiss village ofI'oreriiruy, neai the French frnntieiHome damage to propertv was lauscU.GERMAN POWDER FACTORYBLOWN UP; MANY KILLEDlAiudon, Eng, March 31 Heuterdispatch filed at Oldenzaal, Holland onWeonesdav. sajs ttiat man) personslist their lives in a fire in a powderf i'torv at Troisdorf. near Cologne, German BRITISH LOSSES IN MARCHTOTAL ABOUT 26,000 MENlandon Eng Man h. 11 British casualties in Maich. as compiled from thepublished lHta amounted to 310 officeis and 19,317 men. 1 Ulllslll KMtCTlSHPIIUMUIIVT til' M-VMI' tMUI he lass f'itv stimp club wis Torm il organized at the meeting lasti veiling, the following officers b Ingucanlmousl) elected J U I'.irtUtt,presldenl 1m V Uowsei secutarvand treasuier Other tiece-saiv i.ffitcis will be elected at an nlv meeting Mr Kaillttl ippointcd T I lopeisll u 1 1 mi--tot iiirf win l i Her hloniniilte t .Ii ift Ml in f i th lubI I heI tunhe h it lwill If h. lil i pivat jRailroadHI 11' II AT MALANGOURT;1affidavits of mei ictus inoled in theSussex disaster All evidence so farindicates tbe Sussex an unarmed passenger ship with mei leans on board.was toipedoed without warninsOfficials declared the w ere not w oriled because they had not heard fromambassador Gerard, who was instructed to make inquiries of the Germanforeia-n office, wrethei a submarinetorpedoed the steamers Sussex andIngliahmanAside from the slowness of communication between Washington and Berlinit was pointed out toda th n theAmerican ambassador ma not havecarried his request to the foreign officew nile it was ens-aged in the delicatesituation In the (ri rman rcich-taj; overthe submarine poljcvo t umpllrntlons. Says Sionr.Chairman Stone said no complicationsin the situation inspired his call uponsecretary Lansingxne tact tnat cnairman i looa orthe house committee was also at thedrpartment was a mere coincidence."he saidChairman Stone stated emphaticallvtheie was nothing involving congressat present, that eecretary Lansing referred ao question to the foreitrn relations committee, but arranged to keepboth ihairman In close touch with developments GOPPEB STOCKS.FEfflHIKE-Tt'npper Btx igdin fHt rd the niarK'tFrule-T r ordinc to dTir to furti-Alcnnfnr Co jtorki and bond- l'lrst sitlonal toanR butldjns toypsri were )oi hyMiami which mibd a harp ndanco t'3fc 'v Intplratlon and Armn ndi nrr a'-ofatureil uid htno sind I 4 t ' l HTorts that larse dom'1,!ti (n-lerv had b npl?ud for copper metal str nxthined thewhole ItsVt 9t eoppTR Calumet i. A r' eon aWas altw Atm at ll'sTradfna; In thr dprtmpnts wm qmtind on m profffwlonal ton' with tbIIs asainlower r ap ialtlen wer quietCopper Morkn Quo(atlonTh following w ir quotations furnishedby Curtis Mstnnint Co gi tho noonpriroAnaeonda -1Butte Superior 90alnraet A Artaona 74'rhino . 6'rpp?r Hi(go fi-f1QF-ene Tanana T 9'4InspirationKennecott -?1"Miami IRSen Co-neHa 1orth ftatt . 2SRay Consolidate I'f1Shannon ,1httuek 3STneftee Copper 31 ntted erde Eat"n.on -ISCJerome rde V IT 16,8 'Industrial and I tall road Mock.merlen Car A Foundn . 67 UAm-rican Iocomotive . 'American Smelters ll 'Baldwin troromotite 101rmdlan Pa-ifl- . . K?'' ntral Leatherfoi. rado Fuel & Iron 44 UCruribl' st "el - 89.r at Northern Or 41'i1 ackawanna Str 1 .. 'ftlexirnn PMroIcum . 10KSMldvale Stpl 64-4Rppubllf Iron & Steel 61) WRock Island . . 1Intrtn Farlfie 131 "41 T 3 StrM . SZj 1abah . 1J "WetttlnshouB 6CIITE CHARGEDWITH POISONING1i.ew York, March 31 The grandiurv toda returned an indictmentihirginr minder in the first degree, aizalnst Dr vrthur Warren vvaite aci i using him of poisoning his fatherm' 1 iw, John 1- i'"ck, inillionani drugI manufacturer Of Grand ltaflds MichSLATE CREEK FOLK THINKAIRPLANE FLYING OVER THEMrreseott Ariz March 31 Mories ora mvstenous an plane beum seen andheard on Plale creek hnve been biotiKhtto Prescott bv se'eril persons whoseveracity "" nevei before bi en iuestionod.' Accordins to iheii accounts thenrplane has ben seen sever il evenings about dusk It carries onl adimly Hg-hteo lantern but the buzzingof its powerful engine can be piiinlvheard. Their belief is that some inventor has constructed a machine in thatisolated region and is making testflights.SHOWERS AT BIG SPRINGSMAKE GRASS AND WEEDS GROWBig Springs, Tc Alan li 31 Showrs are fallinu over the Bit, prini.vi ountry The indications are for roimIiain Farm work will now open uptiid gras and weeds will diovvHem i i-cheutflei vv h . mi til i is i(lvv flvpapei into tin I i He 1 Mite' jnow tuns a lestauianl in 1 01 ilaud. ot iStrike Would Cost tbe (CountryMPRISDNEDPart Of the Prisoners Executed By Villa AfterBeing Captured.172 MEN TAKENINTO CAPTIVITYWhereabouts Of AmericanTroops Is Result Of Border Speculation.AN advance guard of the Carranzaarmy under the command of Gen.Cavazos. is reported to havebrushed up against the travel stainedcavalry of Villa within sight of Guerrero Wednesday afternoon. During theengagement, ilia is reported to havebeen shot in the leg Gen. Gsvirs recelved the Information of the engagement by telegram from the frontThursdav evening The telegram statedthat following the battle Villa occupiedGuerrero.A pai t of the Carranaa garrison stationed at Guerrero, it is Gen. Gavlra'sinformation, was killed In the engagement and those captured were later putto death. The garrison was" stated iohe numbered approximately 172 menIf was not ascertained from the comsLSsjsncla whether ot not Gen. Cavazos had eosse out f ross Guerrero to meetViVVc or jihether he taa encounteredtiasUrUU$ while nurvrhg Ms. cslumnsoMlli. Th infi-nc is that ws thelatter rase, as Gen. Mose Cavaxos wasleportea to hare -Been in tne neisrnoorhood of Namiquipa when Villa and Col.Caro had a bittieV. here the troops of the HevenHi, 10thand i:th C S cavalry regiments wareat the time of the engagement Is perplexing to manv who have been studying the progiess of the expeditionOn Monday of the current week; tbeAmeilcan troops were reported to havepenetrated as far south as GuerreroThe It- of the land from Santa Tonusto ouerrero, a distance of 2$ miles, isan open eountr similar to the RioGrande vallev east of El Paso, andcould have been covered with rapidRvbv the Ameilcin cavalrvMlln Cuts Wire.ilia Is reported to have cut theMexico North Western telegraph linesomewhere south of Madera. The lineis said to have been cut at the sametime that ilia's men burned a number of bridges in the vicinity of Te-1mosachiaThese bridges were small ones asthe largei bridges were destroyedsouth of Madera several weeks ago byan Independent band of Mexicans whoburned six. including one 75 feet longnear Temosachiif.avirn Denies Humors.Gen Gabriel Gavira, of the Juarezgarrison said Fridav morning that behad been making even effort to learnfrom Geni Francisco Bsrtani anythingadditional to the Dews that had cometo him on Thursday that there badI een an engagement between Gen. Joseavnzos and Pancho Villa's band atGnerrero but lha.f he had learnednothing more than that ait engagement occurredJle denied emphaticallv fiat he hadn ade unv statement to any one that40 men of the Guerrero garrison hadbeen killed in the engagement and 60put to death b Villa after the garrison capitulated J.ha.vf ra$on tobelieve that Guerreio is in the handsof the lllistas, but more I do notknpw. ' he said, "nor do 1 think thatGen Cavazos had with him so manymen as 172 not- can 1 'u'nilersfanil howtub Information got abroad on themerican side1 ilia's Ttrporled AVouud.Gen Bertani 'did nop say pomivelyi i his dispatch to me that Villa waswounded In the leg He said that Yheimnoi had been to that effect. Theonlv thing posit ii we Jure .is .thatthere was an engagement and, thatilia is In the neighborhood of Gusrleio Gen Gaviia was consideiabl occu-.Pied at the 'line a Herald" reportercallqd and refused to te interrupted,but upon leirning that the news hadspiead on the mericin side that therehad I -en a vvholtsale slaughter of Car 'nncista tioops u Guerrero, he stoppedlong enuush to sav Theie is notiuth in it so far as I can learn, andI d like to know the. sourcic of the infoimation ten. (niariin nt llnuce.. mi I'lvaros who commanded thei iir.ui7i Harrison at Guerrero whenA ilia attacked that town, was attend--inga dime heing held in honor ofhis officers -n the town hall of themountain townAV hen Villi statu d Ins attack. GenCnvi7os is said to have jumped out ofi window and escaped with a numberof his officers and men the remainingtroops of the Cauanza garrison havingbeen killedCOURT PUTS $45,700,000PRICE .ON FRISCO ROADM Louis. AIo Aiarch 31 A minimumpru. if !4a700GOO was placed on theSt Louis & Win Francisco railroad byiliciiit judsje sanboru in the tedeialdistiict court here todav This was annouiaeil bv the judge when he aid liewould Issue a foreclosuie dc"-eelohti It l.ohl itt of tiieensnuii; ( ml1 is ii hi in"cioii the fui dolliu lie tr earned which was 54 ears igo01LWTriple Murder Occurs at or Near Minaca- on the OrientRailroad; Blakenburg Was Either German or American Citizen; The Others Thought-to Have BeenTJ. S. Citizens; Blakenburg Here Recently.TURKK foreigners were murdered ator near Minaca, Chth , bv Villa,according to a message receivedby private individuals in El Taso Friday morningOne was Herman Blakenburg, anAmerican or German mining man, whohas been a mine foreman for variouscompanies in the Minaca district foi" anumber of jears The two other ferelgners. whose names were not givenin the brief message, are believed tohave been Vmencan raining men.Minaca is located on the KansasCitv, Mexico and Orient railroad, aabort distance from La Junta, wherethe Orient line forms a Junction withthe Chihuahua division of the afsxicoNorth Western railroad Tt Is about 1,0miles southeast of Guerrero, -whereVilla is reported to have massacred 17;Carranciata soldiers1'rlrate Dispatch.The information about the killing ofthe three foreigners was received herein a private dispatch after it had beensent to Chihuahua over a private linebv an emplove of an American miningcompanv It was then relayed to LIPaso.Blakenburg Is well known amongAmerican mining operators who havebeen in Mexico He worked at a mineVILLA HM IIBIT IIAmerican Forces Are Reported Upon the Heels of theBandit, According to Scout Returning to Headquarters ,at Casas Grandes; Gen. Pershing is afcthe Advanced Base; Villa May Be Heading for South.m r.i:oiu.i;FIELD headquaiters Punitive Expedition, V S Arm, near Nueva CasasSrandes, Mei , March 3D, by aeroplane to Columbus, X M, March 31A scout returning to headquarters tonight from some point southeast of thisplace reported that A'illa is rapidly retreating eastward and is within approximately a abort distance of the city ofChihuahuaAmerican armv officers in close touchwith the situation refuse to discuss thescout's elorj. though they also refuseto discredit it The story has had itseffect, however, to arouse much speculation .as to the probable objective ofthe fleeing bandit and his meager forceThose most familiar with the geography or the localit in which Villa issaid to be, are of the opinion that thebandit chief is not so much Intent uponreaching the cit of Chihuahua as he isto get Into the fertile Concho valley,where lie mav la in suppfies of foodand forage to maintain himself whiletrying to etlect a Junction with someof the chieftains of the southern portionof tne republic, upon whom he canrei fer supportVlay Play for Chihuahua City.It.nw.b. too; thai, he will pursue thesame tactics pursued by Salazar andCampa, Who, after taking Juares at theoutbreak ot the revolution of 1912. andstarting louth, halted at Sauz and de-monded that the then governor of thestate of Chihuahua, l'asiiual Oroxco,Come to that point and outline to thembis plan plan for turning the capital of.the state ower lo IhemIt is not believed he is In communication with the present governor ofChihuahua, nor is it believed possiblefor Villa to repeat the Salasar-CamDa-Orozcb cbup of I dirr j ears agoAmericans t lose lo A Ilia.The scout who brought the store ofVillas whereabouts to the camp alsosaid tbe American forces in the fieldwereiin close pursuit of the bandit andin his opinion it would be a matter ofbut a few ilnvs oi probablv hours beforethev would come up with him This,too, was a matter which aimv officerswould not discussGen Pershing commander of tin punitive expedition is still at the advaneihaie a-bout l.'o miles southwest of thisplace There is no intimation as towhen he will return to headiiuai terior whethei or not hesdouartis will bemoved forwatri to what is now re-tlUIHTHGEBUILDliSIE SEEN STARTED ICE Jl. 1Bl ILUINi. penuits is,md cluriujj thereached in value $1 204,998. an increase nt $583,673. oi nearly 50 nrientover the same nenoil m 191 The same' amount oi business owtsme.iilurui' the renin imlei ,,f the vial will lanj tlie lnirs oi limKlin tin in cvcisot $4UiMniuii tlie jjiatist in the lnstotv ot the e it vI In I vui is toi Mind wen $407 T7J auuinsi $Jlj oT0 tin m in, nth m1"1t an uieiias ol $llt ;!.' toil ot 17h units wne iu d a,nn-t 118in 'Marrli 111; nn .increase of 38 permitsEabout 5 miles from Minaca as a mintforeman and has been in Mexico for anumber of vears as a raining operator.It was at first questioned whether ornot Blakenburg was in the Minaca district but later in the day it was statedby an American raining man that Blakenburg and other Americans wereknown to be in thst section awaitingfor the mines to reopenAas Pro-German.Blakenburg is said to have beenstronglv pro-German in his attitude toward the Buropean war and it is "aquestion whether he is a German or anAmerican citizen Little is known ofhis past and American mining menhere state that he has no known relatives in this countrj He was in ElPaso one and one-half months ago onbusiness and returned to Minaca byway of Chihuahua Citv.Other Ametlcnns There.Other Americans known to have beenin the Minaca district Include Aeklln.Hemple, Dr Stell and a man namedLock, who wired here to the local representatives of his company recentlvMax Weber the German consul atJuarez, said that he did not have aHerman Blakenburg an his registerof German citizens in Mexico and thatif Blakenburg were a -German, he didnot knew It.ETREfTED Tl MFGHlflHKlTSflySII. CLKMKMN.lerrea to In the dispatches as the advanced base,"trie of llailroad.News was received here toda bwireless to the effect that permissionhas been granted the United States touse the railway from Juares t r-a.o.Grande for commercial purposes, which,is interpreted to mean that the roadmay be used for the transportation ofsupplies As usual, officers at arrayheadquarters refuse to discuss the dispatches or their purport.Gen. Herrera Promises ToSend Villa's Head Here toConsul Garcia As SouvenirGen Luis Herreia ss he is golm;to take Villa prisoner, eveciite him andsend his bead to Carranza consul Garcia m Fl Paso to prove that it reallywas A'illa whowas captured by theCarranza troops.Gen. Herrera sent this i a iett,rwhich was received bv consul GarciaThursday night vwwuConsul Garcia also received a telegram from Chihuahua saving that Gen.Herrera and 1200 men had left Chihuahua city for Teraosachie with the Intention "of capturing A ilia He leftChihuahua cit Wednesdav accordingto the messageThe mission stud i lass of the LastIII Paso Methodist church held its regular montl)lv meeting Tuursdav afternoon at the home of Mrs George Smith3117 Manzaiia street Airs J H Nevelle was in charge of the i..n..n ...Of the dsrv Discussion of the thlrHchapter of the stud book The King'sHighwa; ' was conducted hw MesdamesJ L Gilbert. A L Hill AA O Br anK AV Williams and J II Xevellesocial hour followed the progiam anda salad course was served bv the bostess assisted bv Mrs Charles Poole.Kach guest was presented with a cluster of violets, tied with white ribbonsThe members present were MesdamesAV O Bryan L A AMMiams, AV IHill I !.. Gilbert. Charles Pool, J IINevelle and Ke H P Bond. Theguists were Mesdames Hen-v Micel. LC smith dolph Hoffman A 111 Frameand R v Hillfust thin months ol the caleudar vrai$10,000,900 a Da:Eliseo Hernandez, BanditLeader, Is Killed In Fight! At San Geronimo.REPORTCONFIFIMSVILLA WOUNDEDDeclares Bandit CommanderNow Hiding SomewhereNear Guerrero.AMERICA troops have been engaged in battle with Villasforces, Mexican consul AndresGarcia toda said he had been informedby Gen Gabriel Gavira, Juarez commandant. A battle occurred on March ".) atSan Geronimo between a column oftroops of the Seventh cavalry and iVillista. force of 500 men under EliseoHernandez. The Villistas lost Hernandez in the engagement and 3d othermen., while the American lgasas wereiWiteioBayUa. atCaeas QimkIsk.Col. Daviias uttrnm uit thit i,had received his information throughpadltlonary force St TresTBfl8ssl&p.under instructions from Gen. Pershins.Confirms Ilia AVonndcd.The telegram'Tilso confirms the report that Villa was wounded in an engagement with the Constitutionalistsat Guerrero and that he is now hidingin that neighborhoodThe hunt for Villa is being continuedby the American troops, the bandits being scattered pell mell through theGuerrero countryText of Messajcr.The announcement from consul Garcia, read."Lieut Col Refugio Davila haswired from Casas Grandes to Gen.Gavira at Juarex as follows:" 'Chief or staff of American expedition at Tres Alamos camp. Instructedbj Oen. Pershing has informed xnethat the Seventh eavairv nn IVfareH 2iat ban Geronimo fought a Villista. col-ximn composed or 500 men under EliseoHernandez. Villistas lost Hernandezand 30 men. American forces had sev -eralwounded. Confirmation receivedthat Villa was wounded at last fightwith Constitutionalists and is hiding iuneighborhood of Guerrero,' 'SAN ANTONIO. Texas. March 31General Funaton today awaite Inews that fighting between American troops and a A'illa force had begun along the Mexico North Wester irailroad between Madera and Chihuahua Information that be styled unofficial, reached headquarters sinceThursday that a considerable fore ofA ilia's men had concentrated In thatregion and that the American cavalrvwas moving forward in strength."Wila to Take Offensive.Carranza's troops also were reportetipreparing to resist Villa's men whowere said to be assuming the often -ane The exact position ot none of thethree organisations was given out, butVilla s outpost farthest from the American lines was said to have been within50 miles of Chihuahua .city Thursda.Caters Santa Maria alley.V report reaching Cen FunstonThursday night said Villa had turnednorth into the Santa Maria vallev foilowing the fight with Carranza troopsat Guerrero last Monday. The samereport. said his path to the south wascut off by American cavalryKills Garrison, llrport.After killing everv one of the 1.-'men in the garrison at GuerrenFrancisco A'ill moved northwardThnfsdav anel now is somewhere tierthe headwaters of the Santa Man vnver according to unofficial infoimatiun securest by Gen Funston t thhead of a considerable force A'llli wasreported to be on the fran Geroninirineh or the Que in ad a ranch, an 1troops of both the United Mates an IAlexico were believed to be closing inuu him.This Information was regarded bvGen Funston and his staff as probablvcorrect.. If correct. It appeared pro!'ahlc that very soon A Ilia either wouldhave to face his. pursuers In fight oinuke another break through the tightening line of troopsAA hther his assault on the garrisonat Guerrero was the same engagementreported by Gen Per-utng Thursdavwas not known, but it was consideredlikilv. since the actlor renorted bvGen. Pershing occurred Alaich J7, somewhere in that regionShipments liegla soon.A nether Ge i runston bas et givenoiders to Gen Bell at 1.1 Paso, to ofu .supplies to the North AA estern for shipment to the merlcan expedition coul.inot b learned here this morning. GeuFunston coriiiiuel siieme on the tailroad situatioi n is helieved. however tin- in,, f the line will begineither todav t tomoiio-a' providingobiTtion is i "t made 1 Mexican iuiliorities at Inarezv,i1